Florez, Natasha and Mauter, Alexander and Parker, Xylie and Valencia, Anthony (2020) An occupational therapy perspective: understanding the emotional, social, and support needs of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60-80% of cases. AD leads to a progressive loss in cognition, behavior, and overall functional capabilities, and there is no current cure. With age being the greatest known risk factor and the number of older Americans growing rapidly, the number of new and existing cases of AD in the United States will rise exponentially from 5 million to 14 million living with AD in the next few decades. Currently, 83% of caregivers for AD patients are unpaid family members or friends that have not received adequate training or resources to provide the support required. These caregivers experience substantial health complications caused by the emotional, physical, social, and financial burdens of caregiving, all of which can lead to a decreased quality of life. Caregivers of AD experience over twice the amount of depression, anxiety, and stress as non-caregivers. The design of this study focused on a mixed-methods cognitive behavioral therapy-based needs assessment to understand the emotional, social, and support needs of caregivers of AD. The findings and results of this study indicate that occupational therapists will be able to identify and address caregiver emotional, social, and support needs through the use of this needs assessment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Depositing User: | Institutional Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2022 00:41 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 21:58 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/41 |
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